News – Page 893
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Birmingham CCG forecasts 51 per cent QIPP delivery
FINANCE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group is forecasting delivering on only 51 per cent of its efficiency target.
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Dorset Healthcare signs new IT contract
COMMERCIAL: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has signed a contract for a new patient adminstration system.
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Avon and Wiltshire considers 'strategic partner'
COMMERCIAL: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust is considering whether a “strategic partner” would assist its bid for secondary mental health services contract in Bristol.
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NewsFrancis calls for rethink on minimum nurse staffing
The chair of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry has called for a rethink on minimum nurse staffing levels – less than six months after deciding not to recommend mandatory ratios in his landmark report.
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NewsCouncil rejects public health specialist for top job
The appointment of the most high profile executive director responsible for public health who comes from a non-public health background has been announced.
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Frimley under pressure from NHS 111 teething problems
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust has experienced an increase in admissions, which may be the result of the high profile problems setting up the non-emergency 111 phoneline.
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Frimley Park faces ‘challenging’ C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust had already got through a quarter of the Clostridium difficile cases it is allowed for the 2013-14 year, board papers reveal.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare car park charge to rise
FINANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to increase its patient and visitor car parking charges by 20p for some periods from next month.
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Stroke services in East Sussex centralised
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has confirmed the implementation of the first phase of a new stroke service in East Sussex, which will see it confined to one acute site rather than two.
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East Sussex children’s iPad project awarded lottery boost
FINANCE: A project working with children with emotional and behavioural issues has been awarded over £8,000 from the Big Lottery Fund, East Sussex Healthcare Trust has announced.
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Dartford staff lack confidence in Medway merger
STRUCTURE: Staff at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust lack confidence that the proposed merger with Medway Foundation Trust is the “right thing”, according to board papers.
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Medical leads sought for south east 111 service
WORKFORCE: South East Coast Ambulance Service and Harmoni are advertising for NHS 111 medical leads.
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New focus on staff engagement at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust chief executive Matthew Kershaw has launched a staff engagement programme setting out four key areas.
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Go-ahead for Kent acute mental health reconfig
STRUCTURE: Proposals to increase the number of acute beds and develop three centres of excellence in Dartford, Canterbury and Maidstone have been agreed.
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Kent and Medway appoints first peer support worker
WORKFORCE: A former Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust patient who recovered from post-traumatic stress disorder is now helping other service users.
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NewsHalf of Keogh trusts had issues with raising of staff concerns
Staff reported problems raising patient safety concerns at half of the 14 acute trusts investigated in the Keogh review, analysis by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has revealed.
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NewsNurses found guilty over Mid Staffs insulin death
Two senior nurses at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been found guilty of failing to ensure a patient with diabetes and dementia received vital insulin medication.
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NewsExclusive: CSUs hit by payroll failures
The business capabilities of some commissioning support units are being compromised due to ongoing payroll problems related to the transition to the new NHS organisational structure, HSJ has learned.
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Medical director quits Royal Cornwall board
A top consultant has quit a hospital trust’s governing board as an inquiry linked to a surgeon accused of botching dozens of operations is due to start.
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NewsUPDATED: NHS 'procurement champion' to be appointed
A “procurement champion with private sector expertise” is to be appointed to lead the NHS’s push to get a better deal on its supplies.